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Weather data summary for the 2006-growing season

Alfalfa Trials

Performance summary – Standard trials (insecticide applied)

South Charleston, Ohio – 2003 Seeding

Wooster, Ohio – 2003 Seeding

North Baltimore, Ohio – 2004 Seeding

Jackson, Ohio –2004 Seeding

South Charleston, Ohio – 2005 Seeding

Wooster, Ohio – 2006 Seeding

Potato Leafhopper Resistant Trials

South Charleston, Ohio and Ames, Iowa – 2006 Seeding

South Charleston, Ohio and Ames, Iowa – 2005 Seeding

Red Clover Trial

S. Charleston, Ohio - 2006 Seeding.

Perennial Grass Trials

Orchardgrass Variety Trial – South Charleston, Ohio – 2003 Seeding

Orchardgrass Variety Trial – South Charleston, Ohio – 2006 Seeding

Annual Ryegrass Variety Trial – South Charleston, Ohio – 2005 Seeding

Annual Ryegrass Variety Trial – South Charleston, Ohio – 2006 Fall Seeding

Tall Fescue Variety Trial – Jackson, Ohio – 2004 Seeding

Perennial Ryegrass Variety Trial – South Charleston, Ohio –2005 Seeding

Address of Marketers

Download files of yield data for 2006:

All Yield Trials - PDF for Printing

Alfalfa Yield Trials - Excel

Grass Yield Trial - Excel

Red Clover Yield Trial - Excel

Forage Variety Trials in Other States

Forage Quality and Disease Information from Wisconsin and Minnesota

2006 Ohio Forage Performance Trials

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Alfalfa Variety Trial - Ohio, Wooster, Sown 4-12-2006

Variety	May 24	June 27	Total 2006	2006	% Stand
	---- Tons Dry Matter/Acre ----			% mean	10/5/06
L 447 HD	1.58	1.31	2.91	108	91
4A421	1.52	1.25	2.71	101	90
Genoa	1.50	1.18	2.71	101	90
WL 335 RR	1.50	1.19	2.69	100	90
53Q30	1.48	1.20	2.69	100	93
6400 HT	1.46	1.16	2.67	99	88
54V46	1.48	1.14	2.65	99	93
Vernal	1.46	1.17	2.57	96	93
DKA 41-18RR	1.44	1.15	2.53	94	91
Radiant-AM	1.48	1.12	2.52	94	88
WL 343 HQ	1.40	1.05	2.43	90	91
Mean	1.49	1.20	2.69	--	90
LSD (0.05)	0.13	0.14	0.18	--	ns
CV %	6.10	8.30	4.70	--	3
* Variety tested using experimental seed that may not give performance identical to that of commercially available seed.
Establishment:	Seeded with a Hege 3-point hitch drill with presswheels at 16 lb/a. Eptam applied PPI at 2 qt/a.
Soil type and analysis:	Riddles silt loam, pH = 6.4, P =54 lb/a, K = 196 lb/a, CEC = 8.6 (4/06).
2006 Fertilization:	Applied pre-plant 555 lb/a of 0-18-36, 166 lb/a of 0-0-60, and 1.5 t/a of lime
2006 Pest control:	Insecticide was applied 7-July for potato leafhopper control. Herbicide was applied on 1-August for grass control.

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